brazier

¹ American  

[brey-zher] / ˈbreɪ ʒər /

Or brasier

noun

1. a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room.

2. a simple cooking device consisting of a container of live coals covered by a grill or thin metal top upon which the food, usually meat, is placed.

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brazier ² American  

[brey-zher] / ˈbreɪ ʒər /

Or brasier

noun

1. a person who makes articles of brass.

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brazier ¹ British  

/ ˈbreɪzɪə /

noun

1. a person engaged in brass-working or brass-founding

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brazier ² British  

/ ˈbreɪzɪə /

noun

1. a portable metal receptacle for burning charcoal or coal, used for cooking, heating, etc

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Other Word Forms

• braziery noun

Etymology

Origin of brazier¹

First recorded in 1680–90; earlier brasier, from French; braise, -er ²

Origin of brazier²

1275–1325; Middle English brasier, equivalent to Old English bræsi ( an ) to work in brass + -er -er ¹

Example Sentences

There’s “The Witcher”-themed medieval-style brazier fueled by the supernatural force that we know in modern times as a gas line.

From Salon

In one corner of the turbine hall, under a gaping hole in the roof, workers warm their hands over a makeshift brazier.

From BBC

Gathered on a patio on a recent afternoon, women in colorful, handcrafted blouses chatted as they heated tortillas on braziers.

From Los Angeles Times

In front of him a pot of strong coffee warmed amid the embers of a coal brazier.

From Los Angeles Times

They lay in the hallways and dining room of the railway hotel - converted into a temporary camp for the displaced - and they huddled around braziers in the cold at the front of the building.

From BBC

Related Words

• can
• canister
• cask
• kettle
• pail
• pot